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Faces of INDABA2013 Come Meet South Africa!

Posted on May 12, 2013May 17, 2021

If you have visited this blog before you know I mostly don’t post pictures of people. But at INDABA 2013 there are so many people and so many people with camera that I too tried my luck at clicking people. So come see some faces at INDABA 2013 on Day 1, come meet South Africa.

This was right before the Tourism Minister of South Africa Marthinus van Schalkwyk was about to address the media. I love the colors I have seen till now and how I am waiting to see more.

Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Tourism Minister of South Africa

Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Tourism Minister of South Africa

This is the tourism minister of South Africa- Marthinus van Schalkwyk, and he addressed the media in the morning and was there at the opening ceremony of INDABA 2013 as well. You can see how difficult it was to click a picture of his! For this one too, I requested someone to move so that I could also click a picture!

The Smile Says it All! INDABA 2013, Durban

The Smile Says it All! INDABA 2013, Durban

I have often red that you can stand in a corner with a camera and photograph people walking by. I never tried it before but it works, at least if it is quite crowded. Hardly anyone noticed me!

I Wanna Dance, INDABA 2013, Durban

I Wanna Dance, INDABA 2013, Durban

I have to say South African music rocks, for even a stone statue like me goes foot tapping! This person was ready to dance at the hosted dinner in the evening.

The Dancing Gandma, INDABA 20313, Durban

The Dancing Gandma, INDABA 20313, Durban

At the opening ceremony there was a point when almost the entire auditorium stood up and danced. This grandma was up and dancing much before that!

I Hope it was Not Loaded, INDABA 2013, Durban

I Hope it was Not Loaded, INDABA 2013, Durban

No I do not know what he was doing, all I was sure of was that it was not loaded and he was pointing it at the other photographer who dared to take a picture! Just kidding he was posing for the other photographer.

The Model and the Product! INDABA 2013, Durban

The Model and the Product! INDABA 2013, Durban

You decide what you like more, the model or the product? She was also modelling for someone else and I just gate crashed their photo shoot.

Colorful Attire, INDABA 2013, Durban

Colorful Attire, INDABA 2013, Durban

He was walking out of the auditorium after the opening ceremony of INDABA 2013 and after clicking I showed him the picture. He gave me a smile and a big thank you and walked on.

Lovely Smile, INDABA 2013, Durban

Lovely Smile, INDABA 2013, Durban

She was cat walking along a stall where a fashion show was taking place. And when she saw that I was taking a picture, she paused for a while and gave the camera that lovely smile!

Beautiful Women, South Africa

Beautiful Women, South Africa

And to end this post, here are three beautiful women at Durban, South Africa. If you were to pick up a favorite, what would you choose?

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12 thoughts on “Faces of INDABA2013 Come Meet South Africa!”

  1. Tushar says:
    May 12, 2013 at 4:21 am

    The Smile Says it All! INDABA 2013, Durban – The favorite image because I smile too.

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  2. My Say says:
    May 12, 2013 at 4:38 am

    nice to know Durban through your lens ! 🙂 nice photographs !

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  3. umashankar says:
    May 12, 2013 at 8:35 am

    So, the Eagle has landed at Durban! Those are excellent, story-telling frames.

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  4. anjan roy says:
    May 12, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    Expressions son the faces aid it all…!!!

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  5. Easwar Arumugam says:
    May 12, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    Beautiful pictures.Like the sand sculpture.

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  6. Tarun says:
    May 12, 2013 at 4:11 pm

    What is INDABA 2013

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  7. Madhu Bhardwaj (@madconnection) says:
    May 12, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    The laughing lady. 🙂
    Enjoy!

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  8. Sonia Anoop says:
    May 12, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    Lovely pictures Mridula. Thanks for giving us a glimpse of South Africa. I love the colours.

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  9. Debopam Banerjee says:
    May 13, 2013 at 12:31 am

    Lovely pictures depicting the true colors of South Africa……. It is showing you are thoroughly enjoying INDABA 2013…….. Wish you all the best……

    Reply
  10. Sfurti says:
    May 13, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    Nice and very expressive. Loved “The Smile Says it All pic”

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  11. Prasad Np says:
    May 13, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    What a wonderful event. South Africa looks like the place to be!

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  12. Shalu Sharma says:
    May 14, 2013 at 2:21 am

    Glad you are presenting India. Thank you Mridula.

    Reply

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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